In principle, yes, a child should receive only breast milk up until 6-8mths. of age, but the truth of the matter is, that is not always enough for a baby. Especially if the mother has breast milk that is insufficient but doesn't want to formula feed or if the formula feeding mother would like to supplement the baby with some added nutrients not received in the formula (i.e. certain organic vitamins, read non synthetic as in formula, found in liver pate). Being a militant about this topic is also harmful for a baby when a mother feels guilty about wanting to give her undernourished baby more than breast milk or formula when it is CLEARLY not enough. All babies are different. But, it is also true that feeding a baby much too early can damage their gut b/c it is ill equipped to digest the foods given.

In the REAL world, it doesn't always work out in the "ideal". Acting as if there aren't variations on ways and means to raise a baby in the most healthy manner a mother can is not helpful in my opinion.

What I mean is that some of this stuff ISN'T allergies. What ELSE could the word "supposed" imply?

Some of this stuff is from a damaged gut that can be repaired. Some of this is from giving your baby gmo foods. Some of this stuff is from environmental factors (such as pesticide applications, food additives etc.). Some of this stuff is not TRUE allergies in the sense that it is not actually "genetic" and can be rectified. When people use the term allergies, the implication is often that there is nothing that can be done about the problem and it will have to be dealt with for a person's whole life. This clearly isn't true, even for a "genetic" illness something has to trigger the problem in the first place.

My children WILL NOT become allergic. I DO avoid non organic gmo grains for the most part. I feel QUITE confident I am raising my children in an educated enough manner that they will make the ABSOLUTE best choices in food partially b/c I myself have been studying these issues for almost 20 years and sharing that information with them. It's also silly to live ones life in fear over what "might" happen to them allergen wise.

In my post I highlighted some ACTUAL steps people can take w/ their children to PREVENT these issues. No, it's not a "cureall" b/c EVERY child is different, every system is different, but, the basic outline here is in agreement w/ your statements.

I always wonder why people say things like, "Yeah that's great for you but, later it could be different..." That's obvious, but practical steps in the right direction are valuable nonetheless.

You need to calm down. Your response was not an appropriate response for what I said. I was not rude at all. If you are unable to deal with someone sharing information on a thread that they started then you shouldn't be online. You should be able to disagree with someone in a civilized manner.

You need to calm down. Your response was not an appropriate response for what I said. I was not rude at all. If you are unable to deal with someone sharing information on a thread that they started then you shouldn't be online. You should be able to disagree with someone in a civilized manner.

Ha! Funny, I didn't feel "un" calm at all when I posted. And, still don't.

I didn't say anything in anger. Also sharing information.

I didn't say you WERE rude.

I am totally able to "deal with someone sharing information on a thread that they started", so I guess that means I SHOULD be online, thanks for verifying that for me.

As far as I could tell we weren't really disagreeing. In fact I stated that more than once in my post.

I actually think we agreed on just about everything.

I don't get upset about topics on this board really. After all, it's just the internet.

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